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Palm Oil to Fuel Indonesian Aircraft

The US and Indonesia have agreed to jointly study aviation fuel made with palm oil.  Starting in 2018, all airlines operating in Indonesia will be required to use biofuel for their aircraft to help reduce air pollution. The Indonesian government…

100% Unblended Biofuel Test

The National Research Council Canada recently undertook a test flight with 100% unblended biofuels. On October 29th, following a series of static engine tests and a ground run, NRC flew the world’s first civil flight powered by 100% unblended drop…

Look Ma, no blend!

A very interesting aviation biofuel test was undertaken this week.  Take a look here. The eye popping part for us is the 1.5% fuel burn improvement.  That alone should have every airline manager sit up straight and pay attention.  So…